r/indoorcats • u/Missmeowy • 11h ago
Advice Our cat has to wear a cone for 10 days, but she really wants to go outside
My mom and I started feeding these cats who were outside. Well after a really heavy rain, we let them into our building to get out of the rain. We have continued to feed them, and we now let them into our apartment. Our apartment is quite small though (we are trying to buy a house and keep them permanently indoors), so we still let them go outside (we really don't like doing this though). On Saturday night when one came back in she had a wound on her arm. We took her to the vet the next day (vet wasn't open Saturday night), and they treated her wound. She has to be given antibacterial medicine and wear a cone for 10 days, therefore she must stay inside for ten days. She has been so frustrated with staying inside. She wants to go outside so badly. Her cries are so heartbreaking. She is trying so badly to get out. We are trying to keep her distracted. My cat who passed away in 2019 liked being inside only, but taking a cat who is used to the outdoors to being in a tiny apartment for at least ten days is tough. Does anyone have any advice on what to do? Thank you.